Luis Russell

About

Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, then played at a casino in the city of Colón, Panama. In 1919 he won 3000 United States dollars in a lottery

Top Tracks

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   Saratoga Drag

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   Mister Ghost Goes To Town, Pt. 1 - Live

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3. 3

   Panama

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4. 4

   It's Tight Like That

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5. 5

   The New Call Of The Freaks

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6. 6

   Freakish Blues

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7. 7

   Feelin' The Spirit

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8. 8

   Echo Of Spring

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9. 9

   Higginbotham Blues

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